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Romance at Heart Publications, presents some Wonderful Romances:

The Hearts and Flowers Kinda Romance…

When Nick Jacobsen finds himself sheltering a woman whose car is stuck in a snow drift on Christmas Eve, his holiday plans change drastically—for the better. Time has more or less stood still after the death of his mother, and since then, the holiday season has never seemed quite as bright. Now he finds himself playing reluctant host to a very wet, cold, and bedraggled young woman. For the first time in several years he finds himself in a position to reclaim his Christmas Spirit.

Joy Heatherfield never dreamed she'd wind up in a blizzard, only to be given shelter, and finding herself tempted by the handsomest man she's ever seen. He is also one of the saddest, and during Christmas! She searches for something to help cheer him up, and finds herself falling under his undeniable magnetism. Totally unaware Nick is also caught in her charming ways, Joy goes on a campaign to cheer him up, and as the weather and fate draw them together, she wonders where it will all lead.

Lissa Monferrato is happy -- she has the most handsome and loving of husbands, a delightful mother-in-law, and a daughter she dotes on. She has a beautiful home, and a life most women would envy.

Their mutual attraction is instant and combustible, leading them on a journey of discovery. But when Nick and Joy travel to Florida together to discuss an exhibition of his paintings, trouble is on the horizon. A misunderstanding occurs when Nick oversteps his bounds and assures a well-known gallery owner that Joy will put her personal live aside and work for Tom. This is a blunder, caused by Nick wanting to please the man, which has to be put right. Will Nick be able to mend his fences with the lovely Joy? And will Joy find it in her heart to understand and forgive his unintentional blunder?

Christmas Magic has laughter and tears, partings and meetings, and all the delights which are guaranteed to draw sighs of pleasure from any reader. The cast of characters is phenomenal, convincingly conceived, and beautifully written. There's a lot more happening, of course, the by play of Nick's friend Jack and his feelings for Kristi, who had a lousy marriage and is not willing to try again. It all adds up to an enchanting tale. After all, it's all about people who fall in love, don’t they?

Life is good for Lorenzo Monferrato. He has a doting mother, a wife who loves him, and a daughter who thinks the sun rises and sets around her daddy.

His development company flourishes, and is now worth over a billion dollars. The only down to his days is Amber, his over-protective secretary, who is in love with him and deludes herself that Lorenzo would return her feelings if only his wife were out of the picture. He realizes he needs a male Personal Assistant, not a pushy secretary.

Lissa Monferrato is happy -- she has the most handsome and loving of husbands, a delightful mother-in-law, and a daughter she dotes on. She has a beautiful home, and a life most women would envy.

When a new project takes Lorenzo to Atlanta with Amber, she harasses him sexually, and he fires her instantly. He hires an excellent male Personal Assistant, but Amber is not done. Will Lorenzo’s world be turned upside down? What is Amber planning for him? More importantly, is Lissa in danger?

It has been years since Katherine Anderson has seen Jeff Hunter. She loved him as a child, and had her heart broken when they went their own separate ways as he grew up and moved on. How she missed him, looked for him always, and was never quite content without him.

Kate was a woman grown now, and totally unprepared for the torrent of feelings that assaulted her as she finds herself back in his sphere, in the margins of his life. With the feelings of childhood now taking on a very grown-up meaning, Kate is awash in uncertainty. Her boss, Nathan, has always been a good friend, and the trust he has in her abilities as a pilot were not just a meaningless affirmation as he has hired her to work for him while one of his pilots deals with a family matter.

Staying with a family friend, who also happens to be Jeff’s aunt has unexpected consequences. Not only does Jeff live next door, but he is very much a part of his aunt Lillian’s life as he has left Mongeetha, the family’s cattle station to study law. He has since married, divorced, and become a very prominent attorney, a set of facts that has Kate a bit stunned.

Now what part will he play in her life, and will he or Nathan win her heart and her love? Only time will tell if Jeff’s ex will come between them, if Nathan’s love for Kate is stronger than her love for Jeff, or if Kate and Jeff of them can overcome a decade or more of separation and come together as adults and lovers…

An inheritance is one thing, however, when a "contest" is to determine the outcome, Sonia Blake can no longer stand idly by. She is definitely in contention for the prize, a beautiful island off the Great Barrier Reef treasured by the Blake family for generations, and always handed down through the women. It should be kept private, but if her cousin Patrice gets a hold of it, the island would probably be commercialized, with little left for the family. To claim it from her Aunt Izzie as her inheritance, there is definitely a condition to be met that puts a hitch in her "giddy-up." It is also one she is not real anxious to remedy either. In order to Inherit Aurora Island, Sonya has to be married!

Joel was teasing when he offered to be the sacrificial goat on Sonia''s "Altar of Marriage", but the more he thought on it, the better the idea sounded. Marriage to Sonia would not be a picnic, but there were advantages, even if it was only temporary. Sonia was an attractive and strong-willed woman, but she also had qualities Joel admired. Her temperament amused him to say the least, but knowing she would keep asking her male acquaintances until someone said yes, bothered him.

Now when their feet are to the fire, can these two come to terms with the unexpected passion that flares between them? Can this really be the love Sonia has been skeptical of ever having, and will she be able to keep Joel and gain Aurora Island too?

High school English teacher, Gerilyn Hampton wants to make a permanent move to the music department and coach the concert band to victory in the state competition. She dreams of marriage and a family, but has very high standards and wants nothing less than a knight in shining armor to make all her dreams come true. But she takes on more than she could ever have imagined when she begins a relationship with ex-rock musician John Price Maitland.

John brings plenty of baggage with him: a custody battle with his ex-wife over his six year old daughter and a dispute with his manager over his decision to pursue a different career path. Most importantly for Geri, he carries a deep fear of commitment.

Geri’s pedantic high school principal hates rock music and is looking for any excuse to shut down the music department for good. Can Geri overcome all the obstacles in both her private and professional lives, mesh the disparate halves and ride off into the sunset with a knight who wears tails and tennis shoes?

She will have to pull off a hat trick to do so, but first she has to throw out all her dowdy, conservative outfits along with her preconceived ideas about rock stars and learn to fight for what she wants and believes in, whatever the cost...

He was so very ill, desperately in need of a doctor, some medicine, and a warm place to stay for a while. Yet, in spite of it all, he was dangerously sexy, his eyes full of sinful promises his body couldn’t cash at the time. He was also a prison escapee on the run.

She was no princess, but they were stuck with each other and soon falling into a firestorm of passion and love. Everything was good, love was growing and the future looked bright for them until tragedy struck.

Now only a miracle can save them and their love, but there isn’t one! Or is there? Well, it IS Christmas….

Nissa MacLean came to the aid of her good friend Louise Sinclair. She has asked her to help due to a sprained ankle, and an absent maid. While Nissa is scrubbing, Alexander Karagiannis, Louise’s brother, enters. He mistakes the writer for the maid, which amuses Nissa, and allows her a measure of relief. She is recently free of a relationship in which she was badly abused, and is not ready to give her heart to any man.

Alexander quickly realizes his mistake, and is deeply upset because Nissa impresses him more than he wishes to admit. Louisa informs him Nissa never dates, and doesn’t trust men. Not liking the mystery, Alexander is shocked by what he discovers. Her husband was not only cruel and abusive, but also accused of attempted murder, and committed suicide rather than stand trial. Alex has to go very slowly with this bruised, reclusive woman if he wants his dreams to come true.

Between Alex’s need to travel, and demands of his business, inevitable insecurities arise in Nissa. The need to hide a pregnancy causes some rocky edges, especially when she miscarries the babe. Now with a strange woman answering Alex’s phone, a newly pregnant Nissa is again wallowing in a world of hurt and misunderstanding...

This time, Alex’s sister steps in to see if she can help the two struggling lovers pull themselves back together again. The question remains for Louise, can she get Nissa to see the light, to finally put her trust in Alexander?

Dinah Greene's lifelong love for her dream of living in Arizona drew her to the desert splendour of Arizona's Grand Canyon country, a place where wild still reigns. A dizzying trip to the Grand Canyon after her cheating and abusive husband's death finds her in the arms of a handsome stranger, and on the receiving end of a very unusual proposition. On an impulse, she takes the offered room and job as housekeeper and companion in a spacious house on a quiet Canyon road in Sedona. The house, owned by a reclusive artist, gives Dinah the room she needs, and the man gives her something else she has rarely had in her life – friendship.

For Jim Blackhawk, there's no denying the passionate feelings developing for the quiet woman he has taken in to his home. There is no doubt in his mind she is troubled by something, but instinct tells Jim he cannot and must not push the lovely but sorely wounded creature. She is a beauty, not necessarily in the classic sense, but to him she shines with an innocence he rarely sees in the jaded world of art. He worries about her, and the drive behind the quiet desperation he senses within her. Dinah's past is a mystery he must slowly unravel, and yet one unforgettable night, Jim surrenders to his feelings and discovers Dinah's shy response to him hides a very passionate woman who feels the same for him.

Through the mire of familial greed around Dinah, manipulative efforts of a disparaging mother and a jealous ex-girlfriend of Jim's, the pair fights for the newly formed love struggling to bloom and grow in the desert canyons of Arizona. Jim wants to protect Dinah from those who would rob her blind, and Dinah wants to be sure Jim's art show is a success.

As the artist in Jim fights the darkness in Dinah's past, they find the strength together to make not only beautiful art, but to show the world what true beauty is found in the harmony of real love.

From the moment their eyes met, there was undeniable attraction. Anyone could see that Brianna Thompson and Brandon Matthews were made for each other, but too many uphill battles needed to be fought.

Years of an abusive marriage has caused Brianna to lose all faith in true love, as well as herself; A dead-end marriage with strings attached keeps Brandon anchored to a place he’d rather not be. Just when it seems their deep-rooted issues are enough to keep them apart, more trouble lies ahead. Nothing is as determined to keep them apart as the beautiful, but devious, Janice Walters. His long-time assistant, she is also Brandon’s ex-lover, who refuses to accept that the affair is over. She won’t rest until any hopes of Brianna and Brandon being together are destroyed.

Insecurities flare as Brianna works through her self-esteem issues; Brandon fears that his past indiscretions will come back to haunt him and chase Brianna away. The biggest obstacle? The fact that Brandon’s a married man. Although it’s an unhappy marriage, Brianna has morals and believes in karma; in her eyes, Brandon is strictly off-limits. Little does she know how close Brandon has come to leaving his ice-princess wife, only to be reeled back in by the need to protect his daughter from the ugly aftermath of divorce.

Despite their flaws, both have endearing qualities that draw them to each other, filling the voids that are painfully obvious in their lives, if only they had the right to be together. Join Brandon and Brianna in the ride of their lives as they come full circle during a year of self-discovery, and a reawakening of their faith in true love.

When Fleur Burleigh first meets the stunningly attractive Chrysandros Karalis, she believes he is only interested in merging his shipping line with her luxury hotels. She is soon disabused of that notion. When a fortune hunter molests her on the dance floor, an extremely angry and possessive Chrysandros flings the offender far away from a very upset and stunned Fleur.

Chryso takes Fleur to a private place to calm her; passion soon flames between them and the engagement of convenience quickly becomes serious. Fleur’s grandmother is intent on a huge, costly and ostentatious wedding. When Chryso realizes Fleur wants a small, quiet wedding, he takes her to Las Vegas where they are married in a small church. He takes her back to his house on Long Island, and finds to his delighted surprise that the shy, reclusive Fleur becomes a flame of impassioned desire in his arms.

For Fleur, he is her faerie tale come true as they continue their honeymoon on Chryso’s private island in Greece. There Chryso unwraps his bride and finds Fleur an apt pupil where the erotic side of lovemaking is concerned. In Chryso’s arms, the shy young woman becomes an erotic foil for his passion.

The only question is, can they escape Fleur’s grandmother as she desperately tries to regain the strangle hold she once had on Fleur.

Rosalyn Grant is a talented writer, widowed, living alone in beautiful Ocean Breeze and loving it very much. It is a far cry from the place she used to be, putting up with a dying husband who only realized what he had in Rose when it was all coming to an end. Still, Rosalyn is also a very kind soul, and stayed with him even after his infidelities. She granted him dignity in death, and moved on. When she finds herself involved as a witness of sorts in a neighbour’s suspicious and untimely death, it triggers a chain reaction involving new friends, old acquaintances, and the possibilities of a new and very unexpected love.

David MacGregor is basically fed up with the women he seems to attract. Being a very private and retiring man, he has had it with the usual dating scene, and is trying desperately to shake loose the leech that seems to have latched on to him after a fling in Jacksonville. Stunned is not the word when he realizes the woman he is trying to break it off with is a friend of the one person he has met he would like to get to know much better. As Chief of Police in Ocean Breeze, David is good at his job, and yet, when his second in command, Lieutenant Erin Hanrahan, realizes the attraction between the two is mutual, she decides to do some matchmaking.

From the shores of sunny Florida, to the wilds of the New England coast, David and Rosalyn will find that they are destined to love. The only question is, will their love survive the jealousy and dangerous antics perpetrated by her former friends.

Re-edited and released
Includes a poem for Julian Fantechi, our cover model

For Annabel Browne, the experience at the Swanage & De Villiers party was not all it was cracked up to be, especially after her run-in with Mrs. Driscoll, the firm's resident slut. The fact she claimed the very handsome, classy, and interesting man who spoke with Annabel was not a mystery. The woman would claim any available handsome man if she thought to get away with it, however, for now it is one incident that Annabelle soon forgot. She has friends of her own, plans of her own, and more than one book contracted and so as deadlines approach, she is somewhat content to go back home. She was tired of the necessary publicity rounds in New York anyway, and wanted to be taking up her life in Ocean Breeze, where she lives, and writes, and sometimes wishes for love.

To arrive home, settle in, and just enjoy her writing time. It was a somewhat lonely career, but that was fine with Annabel. She has other friends who are writers, artists, and that keeps her fairly busy with a social life in her own circles. She never thought to actually meet her tall dark handsome stranger, but then the fates are not known for their subtleties, just their quirks and tricks.

Adam Tremayne was definitely not in the best of shape when he returned to his condo in Ocean Breeze. He was glad to get home, but he was sick as a dog. He felt it coming on days ago, but was not thinking it would be anything serious, but here he was, on his own doorstep, and wondering if he would make it inside. He was forever grateful to Hank St. George, his neighbor, for helping him that night, and more than a bit shocked and puzzled by the young woman Luke MacLean, his cousin, and Hank had hired to nurse and help him through his illness. There was something familiar about her, but he just couldn’t place it.

Now back in the pink, he is shocked and appalled at her showing up to a friend’s for dinner. His reactions to being caught off guard are not pleasant, and he’s embarrassed by the vehemence of the result. Now Adam feels apologies are not enough, and yet he finds himself wanting more than just a few hellos and dinners from the shy and retiring young writer.

But as scandal plays in the wind around the couple, old lovers, enemies, and danger stalks the pair with the vilest of intent. That leads us to only two questions... Will Annabel become the resident song in this sensuous poet's heart? Can these two survive to find their own love for all time?

This book contains an extra special collection of romance poetry, from poet Emma Keatley, writing as Adam Tremayne. The poetry contained in the collection is the slim volume of Adam's that Annabel picked out and was reading at the Swanage & De Villiers party.

The weather seems colder because of the storm, and Damian Chotis is looking forward to a fire and a good strong cup of tea to warm him. As he returns home after an aborted trip to the airport to pick up his mother, he stumbles upon a stranded motorist. He sends Ian, his bodyguard, to see if they can be of assistance, and he returns with a shy young woman whose rental is definitely going nowhere tonight. Damian offers her a lift, not even flinching when she says she is going to Sag Harbor. Damian assures her it is not a problem, and that they can stop to drop him off and continue on to her destination. With those assurances and her mind soothed, she accepts with alacrity, and gracious thanks.

Cynthis Leigh is impressed with Damian’s hospitality and willingness to offer a stranded traveler a lift, even though it was out of his way. Much to her chagrin, she finds herself at his mercy once more as she finds a note on Germaine’s door. A medical emergency has taken her friend to her mother’s side in Montreal, and Cynthis is stuck without a place to stay, and it is Christmas Eve. Ever on the alert to problems, the chauffeur has already told Damian of her quandary, and Cynthis find herself enjoying more of her charming host’s company. As it turns out, this will be a Christmas both will remember when his ex girlfriend tries to worm her way back into Damian’s affections, and mother steamrollers her way over Cynthis’ feelings.

With over one thousand miles separating them, Cynthis never thinks to se Damian again, but when her one night of indiscretion leads her to the doctor’s office and a Christmas present she wasn’t expecting, she knows what she has to do. Even so, after all is said and done, will a Christmas fling turn into real mess or a love for all time?

Angela Thorne is torn apart by conflict, and that is never good for a writer. In order to escape, she has recently moved to Ocean Breeze, Florida. She is hoping for respite from a viper-tongued mother who has no concept of what it means to mind her own business. At forty years of age, Angela feels she has a right to her own life, a right her mother refuses to allow her. Finally, moving to a new condo in Ocean Breeze seems like it might actually work until her ex-husband, Brandon Burke, shows up in town. The source of his information is clear. Her mother’s insistent calls prove he was prodded and encouraged by her, and that is something Angela won’t put up with anymore.

When Luke MacLean meets Angela Thorne, all bets are off. According to his best friend, Alex Tremayne, Angela has and is currently being stalked and harassed by her ex-husband. That sets Luke’s teeth on edge, and it is something he won’t stand for, because to him, Angela is a precious commodity as a friend, and he hopes as something much more. Luke finds her sexy, funny, shy, very attractive, and as much as he is loathe admitting, someone with whom he would very much like to start a real relationship. After the fiasco with a fiancée who cheated on him and broke his heart, he has been skittish and uncertain where women are concerned, however, Angela is different. Somehow Luke senses she is special.

Things are not going well for Angela as her ex-husband stalks her, and mother harasses her because she won’t give her ex the time of day. Her sister Lisa and her lover Alex plan to be married, yet as things escalate in Ocean Breeze, Angela is backed into corner by Brandon. When Luke proposes marriage, Angela is worried she is trapping Luke, unable to believe he can really love and care for someone eleven years his senior. This, along with a brand new stalker, turns out to be a core problem with Angela. It is one she has a hard time shaking, even as she accepts his offer of marriage. Angela really has fallen in love with Luke, her stalwart protector.

Now the question is will Angela and Luke be able to survive the rest of the trials their new life together will pose? Both of them being writers can pose a whole new set of problems, but that is not where the danger lies. With friends like Lisa and Alex, Adam and Mimi Stewart, and others, Angela and Luke won’t have much of a chance to fall or be torn apart, or will they?

It has been two long years since Lucian Stuart has seen the woman he loves. Her horrible betrayal has eaten at him, and he has, in a sense, lost all interest in life. Oh he still surfs, is a very highly successful CPA, but has no love life to speak of. A few one-night stands are all he has allowed himself since Terisha defected for a life of leisure with her rich sugar daddy. It was a blow to find her gone when he returned from surfing in Hawaii. One Lucian doesn't know if he will ever be able to get over.

Terisha Latimer is a woman on a mission. She was married in name only, a marriage of convenience to a dear friend, who also happened to be a business acquaintance. Roberto saved her from agonizing over Lucian''s apparent defection, and when her child was born, Roberto changed his will, leaving it all to the little girl. Even as it stunned Terisha, his death was a heartbreak for she truly cared for him. Now she must find Lucian and tell him the truth about Roberto, about the measures taken to protect her child...His Daughter Lucy.

But Terisha meets with a cool reception from Lucian, the man she still loves, and is still very much in love with in spite of it all. What will he say when he sees Lucy? Will he love Lucy as much as Terisha does, and will he take Terisha back and accept her daughter as well?

Roni Somers a young African American woman from Harlem, New York is attending college in North Carolina. She dreams of completing her master’s degree and travel to Egypt to study ancient hieroglyphics. During her last semester in college, she receives a tutoring assignment with Ryan Grant. Ryan comes from the rural area of Virginia on a baseball scholarship. His dream of becoming an architect is in jeopardy if he doesn’t pass a class in African American history.

When Professor Lincoln assigns him a tutor, not only does he find out Roni is not male, but instead is a beautiful woman. Roni thought her student would be just another dumb jock only to be captivated by his boyish charm and mesmerizing green eyes. Their initial meeting is strained by misunderstandings of the racial and cultural differences, but as they spend time together, their hearts begin to speak.

After they allow their love to take the lead, Roni finds out Ryan is already engaged. This devastates her separating them for over four years. When a job interview takes Ryan to New York, he sees Roni getting off the elevator and knows his love for her never died. He wants to explain his former engagement to try to rebuild their relationship only to find Roni has some secrets of her own.

Even though their love for each other is stronger, they are faced with the obstacles of an interracial relationship. Some believe that races shouldn’t mix and that both would be happier with someone that looks like them. Little do they know, Roni and Ryan share a soul that neither time nor space can separate.

Gundar Herjolfson is one of the most feared Viking warriors ever. Sneering at the fates who have denied him of his rightful honors time and time again, he adopts the bitter sobriquet of Talon as his battle cry. Ruthlessly he cuts a swath of destruction through the French countryside in search of riches. One night he happens upon a small cloister and decides to have some sport to break the monotony of battle, and possible to find rest for a weary body.

Danielle D'Arçenau is shocked when a nearly naked man, dressed in wolf pelts and armed to the teeth invades her cell. Lifting her chin she bravely meets Talon's icy gaze. Even though she knows fear, she understands that to show it in front of this invader is folly. Death may not be far away, but it never looked so magnificent.

For two lost and despairing souls to find each other is a miracle, but for them to actually find love in their situation should be impossible...or is it?

The year is 1870, a period at which England and Russia were engaged in "The Great Game", political espionage in Central Asia with the aim of strengthening their influence there at each other's expense. Rose Carson's brother Stephen has been travelling incognito in Central Asia on her Majesty's service. During his absence, their father has died suddenly, leaving Rose alone and under the guardianship of Jack Devereaux, the son of Rose's father's oldest friend.

But Devereaux is a notorious gambler, drinker, and womanizer, and a man whose only interest in Rose is seduction, willing or otherwise. Leo Davenport, and his golden god-given good looks, could be the way to safety, and to her lost brother.

If he agrees, and if they survive, can they discover more between them than an uncertain destiny, and find Stephen as well?

It's the bright summer of 1976, and the whole population of Sunbeam Township, a small Michigan suburb, is gearing up for their Bicentennial Fair. Rama Chandra, a teenage Arabic refugee, moves with his family into this sleepy little community shortly before the celebration. While visiting the local high school, he runs across Bess Hawkins, an orphaned student who's under the custody of her uncle, Jason Trask, the richest man in town. An outspoken feminist, Bess is routinely bullied by everyone at school because of her views. Her chief tormentors are Jason's own children, Loretta and Brad Trask, who browbeat the girl constantly. Rama, who'd been tortured in the Middle East, has intense sympathy for Bess and determines to rescue her from such mistreatment.

Spotting a bruise on her cheek one day, Rama suspects she is being beaten by her family. That night, after Jason leaves on a business trip, Rama breaks into the Trask mansion, tosses Bess over his shoulder, and carries her off to his estate in the countryside. There, under the watchful eyes of Rama's grandmother and sister, love blossoms between him and Bess.

Rama learns that it was Jason himself who'd beaten Bess. Eventually her uncle returns to Sunbeam Township and finds out where Bess is hiding. Jason immediately demands that the local police arrest Rama. This leads to a showdown that teaches everyone in town the true meaning of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Hajj has lived on Jaguar Island for a long time. He has stayed away from the main lands, keeping to himself and watching over his people. The natives of Jaguar Island know him as protector, for he is offering them sanctuary when the world would have driven them to extinction for their differences. Many of them are shifters in their own rights. There are a few wolves, a variety of other species, but Hajj is the last Tangatar of his kind, the persecution left few if any of the great cat shifters or so he thinks.

The home he'd built for his mate has been stolen. His hopes of a family and a future were usurped by humans, his island falsely claimed by a vicious and greedy human. To Hajj's surprise, the man has brought a young and beautiful wife, leaving her alone and untouched with only a sour and cruel housekeeper for company. The mistreatment has to end, and Hajj is determined to save the young woman at any cost.

But for Hajj, there is a surprise waiting in the night, a surprise called LOVE.

Some might say that there are forces at work in the lives of mere mortals that are beyond human comprehension. Some might say that certain souls are meant to be together throughout time. Too bad the souls involved sometimes can’t stand the sight of each other. Catherine and Marcus are so fated.

Their brief affair was sizzling, leaving bed sheets, and tempers, smoking in their wake. Now, a year after their tumultuous break-up, the pain of a vindictive court battle that left battle scars on everyone, except the grinning lawyers, is still present. To add insult to the injury, they find themselves the sole beneficiaries of the multi-million dollar estate of a dead woman they never even met.

The estate and the millions are theirs...but there are strings attached. Only if they can survive each other for six weeks, alone together...in a mansion occupied by spirits with an agenda, will they inherit. An agenda tailored especially for them, because the spirits insist that Cat and Marc are soul mates, whether they like it or not.

Wars and rumors of renewed wars have brought two people to the brink, Two opposing commanders forced into a marriage to seal a treaty which, unbeknownst to them, neither side is prepared to keep.

Neither the Subanian General Aster nor the Harmonish Captain, Symon of Steel is happy about the way things are, and having been chosen, and coerced into a marriage to unite two warring factions does not suit either of them. For Aster, drugging her into submission was the only way Aster would marry Symon, and it galled her to feel the aphrodisiacs take hold of her.

Subanian soldiers overran his village, killed his wife and their two small children, their relatives, and friends, his whole village. Symon knew this marriage of jointure to a hated enemy, and made in the fires of his nightmares, was not to his liking or his desire. As they are forced together, however, there are tensions that only their combined forces can truly conquer.

Their island is at stake, and with treachery and lies coming from both sides, the pair suddenly find themselves forced into fighting together for the good of both people.

Looking Forward, Looking Back and Other Stories is a linked collection of three science fiction/coming of age tales. Not so far in the future, asthma is a fatal illness. Thankfully space travel is now common place, and the ill children of polluted Earth are boarded on mining ships with sterile air.

Through the years, there have been rumors of a world and a chance for freedom without the confines of the only home they have known…The mother ship. One of the young men is a some of the military commander, and he assures the group that has gathered there might be a way to escape the confinement they are forced to endure, the rules that make all their restricted lives hard to bear. Is there a chance this place really exists, and if so, can they get to it before anyone else and make it their home?

Do they have a future? Dare they take a chance on a new world, with its new dangers and untold adventures? If they can find their way through the legends built around their past, twenty-year-old Eve Hawthorne and her friends are going to find out.

Some heroes are born’
Some heroes are called’
And some heroines are just accidental’
Jillaran Starke and Max Wilde have to figure out who is who while they attempt to save their galaxy - and beyond.

Dear Reader,
I am Captain Jilaran Starke and I am having the worst day ever. After years of working in the field for the Azarad Museum on Galadon Prime, they just up and fired me, giving me no reason at all. The Chalice of Carthage was stolen right out from under my nose. My ship is almost blown into tiny bits, and now I have an annoying, albeit gorgeous, hunk of a Ranger tailing me. What’s a gal to do?

Jilaran Starke,
Captain of the Starfury ...

Dear Reader,
I am Ranger Max Wylde and have been ordered by my superiors to protect Captain Jilaran Starke. My job would certainly be much easier if the woman would stay in one place, but no, she has to fly that ship of hers into the most dangerous situations. And to top it off, I am having the most erotic dreams of her and haven’t even met her in person yet. What’s a guy to do?

Zach Allbright is a troubled soul. Since the death of his uncle he has been desperate to find out who killed him and why. But when he meets Kaela Sutton his thoughts turn from revenge to rescue, and eventually to romance.

Awakened from hyper-sleep on the wrong planet, Kaela is at a loss until Zach steps in to offer a solution. If she will hire on as his personal aide for the voyage he will take her back to her family. Grateful for the chance Kaela does just that. Though Zach made her a promise not to touch her without permission, Kaela soon realizes that she wants his touch very much.

But how will she give him permission without seeming too forward? Join Zach and Kaela''s adventure in space to find out.

WHO IS THIS WOMAN?
Is she dead?
Is she alive?
Is she in danger...or is she dangerous?

Police Report says a dead body found in desert. Mutilated female. Death by asphyxiation. El Dorado Ranch. No known suspects.

When Annie Scott finds a body, she makes a police call to report it and who should answer but Luis Rodriguez Garcia whom she met recently at a house party. But he's not the only man in her life. After losing her husband two years earlier and vowing not to be involved again, she has met three eligible males around her age, in addition to Luis.

Right now, even as the heady attraction calls, there is one burning question that must be answered. Is one of them a murderer?

For as long as she could remember, Grace Williams loved to spend summers with her grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains. Summers at the farm has been a safe haven from life with her domineering, socialite mother in NYC, a life that somehow had never felt right to Grace. Despite her growing career as an architect and her impending marriage to a rich, ambitious partner in the firm, Grace has a desperate sense that she is living the wrong life. When her grandmother leaves her the house in the mountains, Grace resolves to go back and try to rediscover her roots. And maybe shed some light on what she really wants.

Once there she finds herself strongly attracted to Sam Clarke, the handsome, outdoorsman she'd once loved as a girl. Sam and Grace feel an undeniable pull toward each other, despite their different lives and her fiance back in NYC . Then Grace discovers that even this peaceful village has its dark secrets including betrayal, deception, robbery and even murder. Entangled more and more in the untold mysteries and secrets of Black River, Grace is stunned to find that some of them involve her intimately.

But for her to get what she wants, she must explore them all and discover the truth. Only then can she find the peace and happiness for which she longs.

When two partners fight over the patent rights for a chemical formula, one ends up dead. The killer then sets his sights on the victim’s daughter, as if tying up all loose ends. The problem is that Amanda Brighton is is nobody's fool, even though she is unaware she is being stalked and in danger. Will bad boy Chance Collins get to her in time to save her life?

Click, Click, Delete is a contemporary romantic suspense novel set in Orlando, Florida and the surrounding area. It evokes images of sunshine and oranges. But beneath the surface of all that Southern hospitality and graciousness lurk betrayal, intrigue, and death.

The tall, dark, handsome poet that haunts the hearts of many a woman finds his voice in the romantic, often erotic, and sometimes edgy poetry that is the hallmark of the exciting new romanctic poet, Emma Keatley.

This is a must read for those who love poetry, and for those who just might like to travel close to love's flame.

Another superb volume of poetry from Emma Keatley. Sensous - Erotic - and enough to make you long to have your lover near. Here is what Emma says about poetry and what is should be in this new age:

Poetry...........sensual, sexy, funny, hot, powerful, emotional, gut-wrenching, haunting, up-lifting, a feast for your senses..........Poetry is the New Way to express yourself.........never will poetry be thought as "Old Hat" again.

"I am a part of New Generation of Writers of Poetry...
Come and see for yourself if you DARE!"

Again Emma has given us another superb volume of poetry from her heart. Ms Keatley, who has set her eyes on the sensuous colours and feelings of the seasons, gives it her poetic slant, and brings out the eroticism of each season. Join her as she romps with sensual abandon through the year with some delightful poems full of sensual colour and imagery.

This is the third volume by Ms Keatley that Romance At Heart Publications is proud to present for your enjoyment.

Again Emma has given us another superb volume of poetry from her heart. Ms Keatley, who has set her eyes on the sensuous colours and feelings of the seasons, gives it her poetic slant, and brings out the eroticism of each season. Join her as she romps with sensual abandon through the year with some delightful poems full of sensual colour and imagery.

This is the third volume by Ms Keatley that Romance At Heart Publications is proud to present for your enjoyment.